Have you ever watched a movie or read a book or listened to a piece of music and wondered, “How did they come up with that idea?” The creative process is so enigmatic even artists themselves don’t always know where their ideas come from, so it’s a treat when we get to hear the genesis of a brilliant idea straight from the horse’s mouth. It’s often not what you would expect! If you’ve watched “Wicked” and wondered where the idea for the friendship between Elphaba (the Wicked Witch) and Glinda (the Good Witch) came from, the author of the book has shared the precise moment it came to him.

The hit movie “Wicked” is based on the 20-year-old hit stage musical, which is based on the novel “Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West” written by Gregory Maguire. While the musical is a simplified version of the 1995 book, the basic storyline, the origin story of the two witches from “The Wizard of Oz,” lies at the heart of both. In an interview with BBC, Maguire explained how Elphaba and Glinda’s friendship popped into his head.

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The moment of inspiration that started it all

Maguire was visiting Beatrix Potter’s farm in Cumbria, England, and thinking about “The........

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